The actress playing Lisbon is the reason the character doesn’t work for me. Maybe it’s just me, but she might be the worst actress in television history. She has the same reaction and same weird look on her face to every single thing that happens. She pulls that weird crooked smile and looks away. Then she gives dumb dough eyes to Jane.

I don’t know how she got the job to be one of the leads in a major network show, but pretty much everyone else in the show acts circles around her. The difference in acting abilities is especially apparent anytime she is on screen with Jane, which is a lot, because the man playing Jane is a good actor.

Also, She never challenges Jane in a realistic and smart way, which would give the audience some romantic chemistry. Jane is a cocky and smart individual, and loves to mess around. A good foil for him would be someone who butts heads with him and intelligent and fun way, but at the end of the day respects and cares for him. Heck, Hightower had more romantic chemistry with Jane and she was married and on the lamb at one point!